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Stock Repurchases | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
Stock Repurchases [Abstract] |
Stock Repurchases | 12. Stock Repurchases In 2016, 2015, and 2014 the Company repurchased shares of its common stock. Details of these purchases are as follows:
Period |  | Total Number of Shares Purchased |  |  | Average Price Paid per Share |  |  | Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Program |  |  | Maximum Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Program |
November 13, 2014 to December 31, 2014 |  |  | 680,813 |  |  | $ | 35.22 |  |  |  | 680,813 |  |  |  |  |
January 1, 2015 to January 4, 2015 |  |  | 82,100 |  |  | $ | 34.57 |  |  |  | 82,100 |  |  |  |  |
November 2016 |  |  | 179,685 |  |  | $ | 49.11 |  |  |  | 179,685 |  |  |  |  |
December 2016 |  |  | 103,658 |  |  | $ | 50.00 |  |  |  | 103,658 |  |  |  |  |
Total |  |  | 1,046,256 |  |  | $ | 39.06 |  |  |  | 1,046,256 |  |  | $ | 58,982,000 |
All of these purchases were made with cash held by the Company and no debt was incurred. At December 31, 2016, approximately $59 million remained authorized for share repurchases.

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